Pistons sign Josh Smith

Josh Smith has agreed to a four-year, $56 million deal with the Pistons according to multiple reports. Yahoo.comís Adrian Wojnarowski first reported the deal.

The 6-foot-9 forward is a versatile athlete, who can fill up the box score in multiple ways. Smith, 27, averaged 17.5 points, 8.4 rebounds, 4.2 assists, 1.8 blocks and 1.2 steals in 76 games for the Hawks last season.

The Pistons made a hard push for Smith, meeting with him right after midnight on the start of free agency Monday.

Several other teams including Houston has pursued Smith and Atlanta had shown interest in pursuing a sign-and-trade, but ultimately Smith chose to sign with Detroit.

Smith can not officially sign until Wednesday.

He joins the Pistons frontcourt, which already features Greg Monroe and Andre Drummond.

Dave Pemberton covers the Pistons for The Macomb Daily. Email him at dave.pemberton@oakpress.com and follow him on Twitter @drpemberton.